Foolproof: why safety can be dangerous and how danger makes us safe
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New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
Physical Desc:
viii, 326 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Central
332 I64 2015
Franklin
332 I64 2015
Description
How the very things we create to protect ourselves, like money market funds or anti-lock brakes, end up being the biggest threats to our safety and wellbeing.
We have learned a staggering amount about human nature and disaster — yet we keep having car crashes, floods, and financial crises. Partly this is because the success we have at making life safer enables us to take bigger risks. As our cities, transport systems, and financial markets become more interconnected and complex, so does the potential for catastrophe.
How do we stay safe? Should we? What if our attempts are exposing us even more to the very risks we are avoiding? Would acceptance of danger make us more secure? Is there such a thing as foolproof?
In Foolproof, Greg Ip presents a macro theory of human nature and disaster that explains how we can keep ourselves safe in our increasingly dangerous world.
We have learned a staggering amount about human nature and disaster — yet we keep having car crashes, floods, and financial crises. Partly this is because the success we have at making life safer enables us to take bigger risks. As our cities, transport systems, and financial markets become more interconnected and complex, so does the potential for catastrophe.
How do we stay safe? Should we? What if our attempts are exposing us even more to the very risks we are avoiding? Would acceptance of danger make us more secure? Is there such a thing as foolproof?
In Foolproof, Greg Ip presents a macro theory of human nature and disaster that explains how we can keep ourselves safe in our increasingly dangerous world.
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First edition.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780316286046
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-312) and index.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Ip, G. (2015). Foolproof: why safety can be dangerous and how danger makes us safe. First edition. New York, Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Ip, Greg, 1964-. 2015. Foolproof: Why Safety Can Be Dangerous and How Danger Makes Us Safe. New York, Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Ip, Greg, 1964-, Foolproof: Why Safety Can Be Dangerous and How Danger Makes Us Safe. New York, Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
MLA Citation (style guide)Ip, Greg. Foolproof: Why Safety Can Be Dangerous and How Danger Makes Us Safe. First edition. New York, Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
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